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Neighbourhoods on CBC’s Here and Now this week

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All this week CBC Radio One’s Here and Now program (99.1FM, 3-6pm daily) will be doing a series on changing neighbourhoods in Toronto. Today Spacing Associate Editor Shawn Micallef will be the houseguest during the show.

During the week of September 3rd, we’ll be visiting three communities within the GTA that capture that spirit of change.

Tuesday: Marks the beginning of our neighbourhood walkabout.  We start in Mimico in South Etobicoke. It’s a community with roots as a working class railway town.  Mimico is known for its modest housing costs and its small town feel. Today, it’s experiencing major new investments.

Wednesday: We’ll stop in North-West Brampton. Once, this region was entirely farmland. Now, it’s a popular destination for new Canadians in search of homes in rapidly growing subdivision neighbourhoods. We’ll meet Simona Laiu, of Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary School. We’ll also speak with farmer, Heather Laidlaw, of Orchalaw Farms about the changes she’s seen.

Thursday: Houseguest will be Naomi Klein. She’s an award-winning journalist, and author of the international bestseller “No Logo”. Her latest book is called “The shock Doctrine. We’ll also share your stories about your changing neighbourhoods.

Friday: We’ll conclude our look at communities in the GTA with a final stop in Scarborough’s Wexford. That’s where monochromatic strip malls have turned into new ethnic marketplaces. We’ll meet Rafael Gomez, of 54 East Magazine. We’ll also speak with City Councillor Michael Thompson about the changes he’s trying to make in the area.

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4 comments

  1. Shawn was great today. I look forward to the coverage.

  2. And yet again the CBC that services Hamilton only covers Toronto. We have lots of awesome neighbourhoods here! Locke St, Concession, Westdale, Dundas, James St. N & S, Durande, Ottawa St even good ol’ Barton St. These are some of the oldest neighbourhoods in Ontario.

    But it’s like we don’t exist unless they want to talk about how ugly we are. Like the nerdy girl in high school nobody wants to look behind our smoke stacks and see how beautiful we really are.

    Hamiltonians are footing the bill for CBC Toronto too! Either start covering our city or open a bureau here! It’s getting pretty tiresome.